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redd956 · 1 year

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Do you have any ideas on how to come up with fictional vegetables, resource plants, or livestock? I keep coming up with fruit since I can’t really think of any ways of making a vegetable interesting or unique to a setting. The only resource plants I can think of is one that gives cotton and livestock has me stumped.

(Context: My world is full of rabbit-human hybrids that are omnivorous but mainly eat plant food, meat is usually eaten during special events. I want to focus on a world reliant on different crops for food and resources. There’s different biomes like a wooded area, an almost volcanic area, a snowy area, and a naturally occurring magic area.)

Yes, I do!!!

A lot of fruits and vegetables themselves are very similar in growth and function, the main difference being fruits come from fruiting bodies while vegetables are just part of the plant. That's when we get that weird middle group like corn, tomatoes, and eggplants.

But there's a lot of aspects to vegetables that make them unique, with lots of worldbuilding room

Everything is Edible

Creative juices flowing questions... (I'm also grouping grains and vegetables together btw)

What parts of the plants are primarily consumed? The stalks, leaves, roots, bulbs, flowers, tubers? (carrots are roots? Guess I learn something new everyday)

How is the edible part extracted from the plant? What does the plant look like in a crop field? How do people know when it's ready?

Does the vegetable need to go through a preparation process before being eaten? (Crushed, cleaning, cut open)

Does the plant have edible leaves, bean pods, kernels, nuts, oats? Does it have multiple uses? Does it produce more than one edible factor?

Is it harvest from the ground, water pools, trees? How tall is the plant?

How does it spread/reproduce? (flowers, potato eyes, seeds)

Usage & Flavor

Is the vegetable eating directly, usually added to something else, used as a spice? What does it taste like? (earthy, bitter, tangy, sour)

Is it used to make something else that's edible/used in cooking? (Oils, beers, yeasts, flavorings)

Are there non food related uses? (Medicinal, potion brewing, material)

Gourds (fruits but equally fun)

My family fries/grills the blossoms on pumpkins & zucchinis, and I couldn't stop thinking about that so here's some bonus rounds

How do people break into the hard casings to reach the edible parts? Is anything does with the hard casings? What funky shapes are the gourds?

What's inside? What does it look like? Tastes? Seeds? Other uses?

Does it have any decorative uses? Any holiday relation?

Tea & Coffee

What kind of drinks can be made from plants? What extra benefits and effects does it have? Any magical properties? Any recreational properties?

How is the plant extracted? How is it prepared into a drink?

Anything culturally significant?

What does the brew look like? How strong is the smell?

Environmental Factors

What vegetables survive in dry or unforgiving environments? How important are these two the people who live there? What were to happen if harvest failed?

Any diseases or bugs that affect produce? How do farmers protect their crops these? Any animals or technology help in the harvesting process?

How does temperature and rain effect the produce? Anything grow underneath the snow? Soil? Water? Underground? (Huge fan of snowy plants in worldbuilding)

How does the vegetable itself try to protect itself? (cactus needles, thorns, caffeine, poison)

#this was really fun #ty for the asks #worldbuilding #world building #long post #worldbuilding inspo #worldbuilding inspiration #worldbuilding ideas #worldbuilding foods #worldbuilding food #worldbuilding argriculture #worldbuilding questions #worldbuilding questions to get the creative juices flowing

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neck-thats-made-for-bruising · 9 months

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what are your top three conan gray songs? (I don’t talk to conan fans enough lol)

It's so hard to pick but I would say Affluenza, greek God, and family line

What are yours?

#conan gray #asks!#ty for the asks

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smoshidiot · 8 months

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ian's thighs 2.0

you know you're so brave for this

#the ask says ian's thighs 2.0 bc uhhh there's 2 of them #also see: his tummy #doing a lot of good work tonight folks #ty for the asks #shut up.txt #anon

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csphire · 9 months

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For the couple questions meme, 2, 5 and 17 for Tavetha/Dammon, and 3, 6, and 15 for Anna/Astarion? 👀

In my excitement, I may have gone a little overboard. Be warned @itstheelvenjedi heheh...

Tavetha/Dammon (From Sweetums and Sunshine) 2. Do they like each other's friends? Do their friends like them? I would like to think so, after an adjustment/getting to know you period most people go through.

At worst, there is a very real but still playful rivalry between Tavetha and Rolan where they try to magically outdo one another but also swap little tricks like baking recipes. Come to think of it they exchange those too. Lia, Cal, and her will also gang up on and mercilessly tease Rolan but only when he gets too full of himself. Dammon often will back one of his oldest friends up if three of them get too roundy. Tavetha’s little secret pet project when it comes to Rolan is finding him someone special. Since Lia and Cal have seemed to find their someones she’s deep down worried about Rolan feeling lonely.

As for Dammon when it comes to Tavetha’s friends, he's a little shy and unsure of how to be around Astarion and Lae’zel the most at first. The elf is so outgoing, rule-bending, and flirty, and our favorite blacksmith I see as more reserved, straight-laced, and introverted. Until Astarion learns to dial it down and Dammon realizes he needs to loosen up a little, things are polite but a touch awkward. Dammon also had zero clue how to chit-chat with Lae'zel until the subject armor and weapons were brought up. But even then their knowledge only overlaps a little as they come from two very different standpoints of user and creator. However, she doesn’t look down on him for not being a warrior and offers to give him a few pointers on how to dodge and at least avoid getting hit. She also respects his craft and provides feedback on how to improve the designs of weapons and armor from her experiences in combat of what works and what doesn’t.

When it comes to Gale, Dammon is an expert on how to chat a wizard up as his father is one and he spent most of his childhood growing up around them and other magically inclined peers. He finds Gale far more charming, and believe it or not, humble than most he’s delt with in the past.

Shadowheart, Halsin, Jaheira, Misnc, and Dammon are perhaps the most indifferent to one another but not unkindly so. Honestly, I just can't think of anything they could talk about besides the weather, swap a few stories, and debate over current events. My version of Dammon is he struggles a bit with idle conversation but he tries his best to be at least a polite listener. But if you come to him with a problem he’s great at providing thoughtful questions to help guide them to a solution.

Out of all of Tavetha's friends when it comes to Zevlor, Dammon is ever polite but it's for her sake alone. Like many tieflings from Elturel, he struggles with trusting their former leader or staying civil for long. Not after what Zevlor did and the events that unfolded in the Shadow Cursed lands. Anger will slowly build in Dammon the longer Zevlor is around. Eventually, Dammon will need to excuse himself or he will, in rare form, lose his temper and start calling out and confronting Zevlor about what he did. Perhaps it's easier for Tavetha to forgive the older tiefling because she did not witness the slaughter that resulted firsthand. But then she understands more than Dammon about what it was like to hear the Absolute's voice and fall prey to it. These realizations came to both of them after a few long, painful, but necessary talks after Zevlor paid his first few visits.

On a lighter note, I like to think Dammon and Tavetha also end up spending time with other married/coupled friends such as Bex and Danis, Wyll and Karlach as well as Alfira and Lakrissa.

5. How do they sleep?

In true dragon sorc fashion, Tavetha tends to make both a nest of and hoard the covers as well as sprawl over the entire bed. But at least she drapes over or even sleeps on top of Dammon protectively rather than pushing him out of it. That is when he's not spooned up behind her with his chin resting upon the top of her head and his every limb wrapped around her.

These two are, in Astarion’s words, “the most absolutely disgustingly clingy cuddle whores” when they sleep together. They rarely sleep apart. Both run hot, and after so many cold nights apart, as they made their way to Baldur’s Gate separately, they crave a lot of skin-to-skin contact and sharing their warmth. So sharing a small bed or snoozing together on a lounger of some sort is not a problem for them. If they drift off after sex Dammon will usually hold her very close and even stay inside her. Yes, they are that clingy. Perhaps another factor as to why this happens is during the day Dammon and Tavetha are pretty focused with their various projects. Some of it is sweaty and usually, it's Dammon who doesn't want to get Tavetha dirty. So until they both call it a day and wash up they only share a few pecks at most.

Mindful of the sharpness of his horns Dammon rarely if ever ends up falling asleep on Tavetha’s breast or stomach and the same goes with any other guest to their bed. He’s not a fan of wrapping or capping his horns at night. So he takes care to keep his head up above anyone else's. He gets a little nervous over his vestigial wing tips and clawed toes scratching her too so he’s picked up the habit of filling them down a little to blunt them and sometimes even wearing a nightshirt or socks to bed.

Is Dammon’s tail wrapped about her calf, thigh, hip, or waist? Oh yes, nearly all of the time. He doesn’t sleep well and struggles to fall asleep even if he can’t wrap his tail around some part of her. Tavetha doesn’t mind one bit. If she had a tail, she's be wrapping it around him right back. His only presents a minor challenge if she needs to sneak off to pee or raid the kitchen in the middle of the night.

17. Do they believe in marriage? Yes but… they are open to more partners to create a semi-closed polycule. They don’t sleep with strangers or do anything on a whim, it’s just not their thing. Careful consideration regarding all parties and a deep and trusting friendship must come first. Dammon and her are most of the time a package deal. They live together full-time at his forge and are the first to marry and start trying for a baby once the city is saved.

So their other partners, what’s the setup? Karlach of course Dammon and Tavetha pounced once she became touchable. She was the first they both fell in love with hard and together they helped her make up for ten very long and frustrating years. Astarion’s interest was peaked by all this but he wasn’t ready for anything more than flirting, cuddling, and kissing until a few months after his master was slain and the elder brain was destroyed. When Karlach had to go back to the hells that’s when she and Wyll grew very close and fell deeply in love.

Who all stays with them? Mostly Karlach and Wyll once her heart is all sorted out along with Astarion before that. All three of them are the more extroverted ones who work outside of the home and play a hand in helping run the city. Tavetha and Dammon are both introverted artisans who spend all day making things at home. Dammon of course is busy making his weapons and armor. Tavetha creates and enchants jewelry and even some of Dammon's finished pieces. They don’t deal with customers directly so much anymore and leave that task to Cal, Lia, or Rolan at Sorcerer's Sundries who take a small cut.

All five of them are intimate with Halsin and Shadowheart too but only on occasion as they both only visit once in a great while.

Look, it’s not as wild as one thinks. Not everyone is having sex constantly with everyone else. Some couplings happen once in a blue moon. There’s more swapping of partners, group cuddles, and only occasional threesomes or foursomes. An all-out orgy is rather rare and just sometimes happens. Once or twice a year at most and it’s never really planned.

Habits over time have emerged too on who sleeps more with whom. Karlach and Wyll tend to pair up more together. The same goes with Tavetha with Dammon. Astarion tends to split his time among the four equally. He likes sleeping in between them all if only to get extra warmed up and spoiled. He occasionally goes off to pay a visit to Sebastian or Halsin. He also has unspoken dibs to pounce Halsin first whenever he comes to the city. Shadowheart prefers just to have sex with Tavetha, Karlach, Wyll or Halsin on occasion. But honestly most of the time everyone is cuddling and kissing far more than having sex.

Gale and Lae’zel have been offered to join in however they please but both have declined so far as polyamory is not their thing and that’s okay.

(This all sorta just evolved because I can’t stand the idea of some of the characters missing out on various romance options. I love all of them and like to think in Faerûn polyamory is far less stigmatized and vilified.)

Anna/Astarion (From Rosemary, Lilacs, Lilies and Bergamot and Purples, Blues, and Gold.)

3. What's their favorite thing to tease each other about?

They don’t tease each other a great deal. They’re surprisingly gentle and reassuring with each other’s egos. Well, at least at first once they figure out each other’s limits it does pick up. They bicker like an old but still very happy married couple right from the start.

Instead of disapproving at worst, Astarion now only teases Anna for being still such a bleeding heart for every charity case they come across.

Anna tends to tease him for primping more than she does. When it comes to going anywhere it’s him that always makes them “fashionably late.”

They joke over their mutual little crushes regarding Dammon, Wyll, and Karlach. Astarion especially loves to point out Anna seems to have a strong preference for the infernally touched.

Lastly, they do imitate one another but this also kind of falls into what habits they take from one another too.

6. Do they have pet names for each other? Do they like them?

It took Anna a while to use one pet name on the regular which she secretly settled upon the moment she began to fall in love with him. She fell fast and hard for him, despite her jaded heart and his few red flags. One of her flaws is although she can charm and flirt causally as well as any warlock, deep down she doesn’t have much confidence when it comes to romance when she starts to deeply care about someone. Other more generic endearments such as my dearest, husband, my dear, sweetie, and honey all came easy. But calling him Star for some reason felt more important and deeply personal.

Similar to Astarion she’s been hurt deeply in the past, feels tainted, and unworthy of love. She can be triggered too, freeze up, and even lash out just as bitterly as he does. She can hide it most of the time and seem aloof and calm but in reality, she might be silently panicking and figuring out how to flee a situation that’s overwhelming her emotionally.

The first time she called him Star was when they were in the full throws of having sex for the first time. As she climaxed, harder than she had ever had before, she couldn’t hold back and it slipped out in a half-choked and moaning kinda way against his ear. Astarion chucked it up to just an interruption or cut off on his name and didn’t think much of it. The second time she screamed it when he took a particularly vicious strike, dropped like a stone, and blacked out. After that, she would murmur or whisper it on occasion when fast asleep or when she thought he was deep in his revelries as they cuddled together in his tent.

Astarion found her singular unique endearment for him sickeningly too adorable, lazy, and hardly original. (He also loved it dearly.) Worse a quiet desperation would grow in him if more than a few days went by without him hearing that “utterly silly nickname pff” pass her lips in some form or another. Something about the name Star lightly scratched at the barrier to his memories before he was turned. He could only guess that perhaps someone long ago used that term of endearment too. His mother? A lover? A friend? He had no idea but whenever Anna called him Star he felt like he reclaimed a small piece of home.

He made a point to at least offer a delighted soft knowing smile when she slipped and called him Star for the first time in front of the others. Even better it took her a few seconds to realize what she had done before she so deeply blushed the cutest shade of pink and clamed up. He will never forget how she offered a slow shy smile back when he drew near and she instantly relaxed when he kissed her forehead. When it dawned on her that he was not annoyed or would mock her choice the only time he now hears his full name is when she grows cross with him or is striving to be very serious.

As for Astarion’s pet names for her, we all know he calls the player character darling, dear, and my sweet. But there is one I have for just Anna that came about because I used to daydream a lot about her playing with his pewter (I’m guessing) buttons on his old coat in Early Access.

She played with them whenever they cuddle. One in particular she messed with far too much to the point it ended up wiggling loose and just popping off in her hand. She’s a touch horrified and unsure what to do as she knows he takes great pride in his appearance. With someone else, who was abusive to her in the past, this kind of thing would have also resulted in her getting screamed at or worse. So in a moment of panic, she tucks it away into her pocket. Thankfully, he doesn’t notice it’s missing until later and assumes it just fell off at one point during the day.

Since it’s the third button down on his left side he mentions he’ll just need to relocate one of the lowest ones or one from under his belt to make the loss less obvious. But he will still be missing one and she can tell it deep down bothers him a little bit more than he will ever admit. She, of course, riddled with worry and guilt, offers to repair it for him. But before she can confess to accidentally tearing it off, he assures her a missing button is hardly of consequence. They do face bigger problems after all. He insists he can repair it himself and for her to not make such a fuss over it. So she reluctantly relents and decides to keep his button safe upon a bit of cord about her neck.

After every skirmish from then on, she developed a habit of checking him over for any damage, his coat included. He in turn does the same for her. Most of his attacks are ranged and even when he needs to get closer a majority of their enemies' hits never land. To his relief, he also doesn’t lose any more buttons, and any cuts or tears to his flesh or coat he manages to patch up overnight. Sometimes they help one another with soothing wounds. But there are a few nights when he feels more peckish than usual and in abundance of caution he advises her to keep her distance.

Gradually he also notices she fiddles with his coat buttons far less after he lost the one. Even going so far as to snatch her hand back to play with something about her neck on occasion instead.

He can never make out what it is as it seems so small that at first, he thinks she is just pinching a tiny button upon her coat shirt. Or it’s some old trinket she had on her before they were abducted he assumes. His curiosity is piqued but he never presses her about it as whatever it is seems to soothe her nerves or bolster her confidence again when feeling low. She would often seek to hold it while discussing their options and next move. Perhaps it held a helpful enchantment of incredible value if she so zealously hid it away from everyone, him included. Or it’s something her patron gifted her that would keep them in touch. Whatever it was he tried not to take it personally as it was just one little thing she decided to keep only to herself.

But then one night it happened. A small glint of something slipped free from her slack fingers as she drifted off to rest. Unable to resist he takes a peek and finally, spies in the darkness what she holds so very dear to her heart.

His missing button. Incidentally, one that had also been closest to his own heart, and in that moment he realizes just how deeply she truly loves him.

As if the pet name she calls him softly now and then, after the first night they made love, had not made it abundantly clear. With a smile, he finally settles upon a new and equally unique endearment for her and rests lightly until dawn.

The moment she stirs he breaks his trance leans in and affectionately whispers, “Good morning... my dearest button.”

”Mmm wha... good morning to you too my star,” she murmurs back with a confused but happy glow to her features under his warm gaze. Her mind is a little sluggish having just woken up. It takes a few moments before what he called her sinks in and she gives a little gasp of guilt. Her hand reached and clasped his simple button tight.

He wonders what she was bracing for and realizes, "You tore it off, didn’t you?"

"I didn't mean to! And I did try to offer to sew it back on. Still, I should have given it back. I'm-"

"No, I want you to have it,” he assured her before she could apologize. None was needed. Her sentimental nature tickled him as he teased, "If only you will spare my others."

15. What habits or characteristics have they picked up from each other?

What habits did Astarion pick up from Anna? Hum…this is a tough one. Aside from now having a slightly more charitable nature, humming. Yes, she hums often as she’s too shy to sing and is better at remembering a melody over lyrics. He’s not as good at it. He’s more nasally and rougher sounding. He kinda teases her with it by coming up behind her or another and playfully humming extra horribly when he wants attention.

In a small way to show affection, Anna would often help tidy him up. Pluck some leaves out of his hair, brush off some lint upon his shoulder, and adjust something just a bit off or out of place. Of course, at first, she always asked. But once he started doing it back seeking permission first defaulted to them just plucking and grooming one another on the regular like two cooing and fussing love birds.

What ones does Anna pick up from Astarion? Some of his more dramatic mannerisms and expressions. “What in the sweet hells were you thinking!” and simply declaring, “Shit” when she knows she fucked up for starters. All and all she learns how to move more gracefully and even strut a little thanks to him.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #couple questions meme #dammon #dammon x tav #astarion x mc #polyamory #karlach #Wyll #this was fun #ty for the asks

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ashton-ryder · 7 months

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[ painkiller ] [ margarita ] [ long island iced tea ]

cocktail quiz meme

[ painkiller ] what is their greatest regret?

Perhaps his biggest regret was during his past career, taking on that very last high stakes mission as captain with his division in the marines. He no longer talks about it but it was the one moment that broke him for a mission went wrong and perhaps if he didn't do it he'd still be in the marines and his comrades would still be alive and well. It's a regret that still haunts him to this day

[ margarita ] what are their biggest pet peeves?

People that beat around the bush. In his old line of work, tact between brother in arms was useless and a waste of time. Get straight to the point no matter how much it hurts their feelings, when lives are at stake you communicate in the most efficient way possible. Perhaps that still sticks with him when he teaches or in his research, it's hard to shake off and understand that it doesn't work that way out here anymore. He's working on it himself, but that doesn't mean that it still doesn't annoy him. If you got something to say, say it.

[ long island iced tea ] if they had the chance to redo their life, what would they do differently the second time around?

Ash always wondered what his life would be like if he didn’t go military, what were the paths and options for him, perhaps he'd play ice hockey professionally, perhaps he'd be a teacher like his mom instead, perhaps he'd reach NASA much earlier, though he'd definitely be deep in student loan debt. He never really regretted walking in his dad's footsteps as it was something he felt like shaped him to who he is today. But if he could've spared his mom the agony of wondering if he'll come home every time he leaves, perhaps he would.

#TY FOR THE ASKS #drunk memes too y not #;muse #;more about #;memes #;answered #bnymeme

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awkwardgtace · 1 year

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17, 36, 40, A, and F questions for Melody and Kiri! Also do either have any regrets about their first meetings/realizing their size difference?

ahhh thank you!!

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17. Are they easily embarrassed?

Melody: Not visibly. She gets embarrassed by a lot, but it's not always easy to tell she is. Once you figure out what embarrasses her it's a lot easier to tell how easily and often it happens.

Kyrie: Not at all. He's the kind to stand on a rooftop and scream out whatever comes to his mind. Pretty much any relationship he has with Melody takes steps because his embarrassment doesn't exist so he just tells her he likes/loves her. Melody is probably the only one who could embarrass him.

36. Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap?

Melody: She lives in kind of a waiting for the one kind of mindset. She doesn't go out of her way, but does look for things and people who interest her. She's more likely to wait though.

Kyrie: He seeks it out. If he starts to fall for someone he's doing everything to show how much he cares. He's the kind of person who would do a whole big event just to ask someone on a date.

40. How sensitive are they to their own flaws?

Melody: She's incredibly aware of her flaws, both real and ones she thinks she has. She tries hard to fix things that bother others and tends to be vocal about her own issues she struggles to stop. She's harder on herself so overly sensitive might be better.

Kyrie: He's not amazing at recognizing his own, but once he's aware he's serious about fixing them. He gets nervous and apologizes a lot for mistakes he might have made.

A) Why are you excited about this character?

Melody: She's a lot of fun and has the most of me in her character. It makes me smile a lot that people like her and Kyrie. Also it's fun to write things with her since I sort of put her in a lot more of the secret mystical backstories.

Kyrie: Designing him was fun and he is technically one of my oldest ocs. I had come up with him forever ago and decided to pair him with Melody. I love how much people have seemed to like him too!

Both make me excited because the stories are sort of ones I had always thought about. Stories and ideas I never fully developed. Plus they don't have as much to jump through when I write them too.

F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)?

Both of them actually just make me really happy. They're probably the most indulgent pair I came up with and then folks actually liked them! I sort of expected to put them out in the world and it would be more of just random interactions now and then, but it seems like these two stick out in people's heads more if that makes any sense. So Pride and Excitement and Happy for them!

Z) Do either have any regrets about their first meetings/realizing their size difference?

Kyrie as a mer tends to regret having scared Melody. He genuinely didn't understand that she thought he would hurt her. He thought she was just a mer. For their size difference he doesn't regret, he just wishes he were smaller so he could be part of the human life she has.

In the other aus, he sometimes regrets telling her he loves her specifically because of his size. He didn't want to tie her to someone like him. Their lives wouldn't be normal and he would always be a risk to her. He's not going to ever leave her, even if she hates him, but he can't help regretting what he thinks was selfish.

Melody for mer au regrets treating Kyrie like a monster when they first met. After she spent time with him when he was pretending to be a really tall human she realized he wasn't a monster. She regrets singing that day when it comes to their sizes, almost wishing she didn't so he wouldn't be tied to her. She thinks she's too small and too different to be with him sometimes, but as long as he'll have her she'll stay.

In knight au she regrets ever revealing her face to him, but only sometimes. The times they're close and smiling, when he picks her up and spins her. She thinks her secret makes her a monster and he shouldn't be with her. With their size difference she almost hoped he wouldn't be in love with her. As much as she expects him to hate her when he learns her secret she can't bring herself to walk away. She loves him too much.

In other aus she doesn't have regrets about their first meetings. Usually they meet in a way she can't think of any way they'd be together without it. For size difference sometimes she regrets staying. Thinks he'd be better if she left or rejected him, but she imagines the hurt on his face. She can't hurt him, even if she doesn't think she's good enough.

#awkwardanswers #oc: melody #oc: kyrie #ty for the asks #got to think about fun stuff #always happy when you're in my inbox <3

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